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HUD Finds Discrimination in Chicago’s Public Housing Development

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) detailed the findings of a recent probe into the city’s affordable housing development practices. According to the Sun-Times, HUD found that the city has wrongly denied the development of new affordable housing through the tool of "aldermanic prerogative."

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BD+C's 2018 Reconstruction Award Winners

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For the 2018 Reconstruction Awards, BD+C awarded two Platinum awards, five Gold awards, four Silver awards, five bronze awards, and five honorable mentions. The projects ranged in use from music halls and libraries to union headquarters and mixed-use developments. Each award-winning project is listed below.

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BDP Architects Practice Information + News

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In Dublin, Michael Mullen, who leads large-scale, urban regeneration and leisure projects such as The Net Zero Carbon Wren Hotel, Bonham Quay and Augustine Hill, takes on his new role and Max Martin, who has been instrumental in developing and leading major healthcare projects in both the UK and international locations, is promoted in Sheffield.

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Ethics in Architecture

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Typical of everything on her YouTube channel , the video is informative and entertaining, with impressively high production values. Jamal Khashoggi , a Saudi dissident and journalist, was assassinated in Istanbul, Turkey by agents of the Saudi government in October 2018 at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Somehow, 2018 Feels Different

Life of an Architect

2018 is only a few hours old and it already feels different to me. n : the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem So are you ready for me to tell you what my non-resolutions will be for 2018? So there you go – a look ahead at my 2018. Here’s to a fruitful and productive 2018 for us all.

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BIG designs stage set with inflatable orb for WhoMadeWho's world tour

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It is BIG 's latest inflatable structure and was informed by the floating 26-metre-diameter, mirrored sphere it created for Burning Man in 2018. The studio recently unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan and its design for a cascading, luxury residential building near Athens.

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BIG releases photos of twisting One High Line skyscrapers in New York

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The One High Line development consists of two condominium towers, described by BIG founder Bjarke Ingels as "good neighbours", which will enclose a central, public courtyard with retail spaces at the base. Additionally, the architectural language of the Chelsea neighbourhood informed the design.

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